There are lots of interesting and weird things to notice around Great Salt Lake, the largest salt lake in the western hemisphere. First up, the western shore of the lake houses something that appears to belong in a ‘Trivial Pursuit for Giants’ game. It’s actually part of a magnesium plant which at one point was the highest emitter of toxic chemicals in the US. Just to the north-west are assorted military facilities including bunker entrances and missile storage sites. On the eastern shore, and on the salt flats, are facilities using the natural resource from the lake –…